http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/Console/XmlSyndication/Display/RSS.asp?xsid=EEC90C63CD5244428B36AC7C6A1687C8 An archive of articles featured in JAZZed Magazine. http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=9C52BB160F8E4939AB1FDD3073CCFA38 What a joy it is to teach and to play jazz. We perform a music that is full of joy and community—turning glyphs of ink into exciting melodies and rhythms for all to enjoy. Our improvisations serve to give voice to the individual, while confirming the importance of the group; and our many compositions and arrangements turn old into new, while affirming the majesty of our great masters. We listen to, analyze, memorize, evaluate, and study this music with diligence and passion. And we make connections: to other musics; to other arts; to other cultures. This is what we do, and what we teach. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST 9C52BB160F8E4939AB1FDD3073CCFA38 http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=CE99518D073C49D397D80F349B2B3DE6 Shelton Berg, dean of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, is a classically trained pianist who has had one heck of a jazz career. "I've played with a lot of the people that I never dreamed I'd get to play with," he says. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST CE99518D073C49D397D80F349B2B3DE6 http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=5AD1219F3E3E40AEA4C25E130553502D All dates subject to change. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST 5AD1219F3E3E40AEA4C25E130553502D http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=0AE738CB712B4CEEBC1A9E5E75D2A029 Learning jazz repertoire takes time, and it can be very helpful to have a way to organize what you've learned so you can better remember it. This is a method of documenting critical song information for reference in the practice room, or as an aid in rehearsals and performances. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST 0AE738CB712B4CEEBC1A9E5E75D2A029 http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=CB5FCB19D4B948198C348E41544936A2 In recent years, several instruments not traditionally associated with jazz have come into the picture, including various strings instruments, brass, and woodwinds. There are many reasons why the entry of new instruments into jazz is now taking place, some of which I would like to cover in this article. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST CB5FCB19D4B948198C348E41544936A2 http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=B6AFD658004B4ED8B8D8169CEB702467 NAMM Foundation's 2011 Program Grant, Litchfield Jazz Camp's Teach the Teacher, Berklee College Visits Nairobi, Kenya, Jazz Arts Group Awarded NAMM Grant, Rochester Jazz Festival Launches Mobile Site for Smart Phones, The Jazzschool's Rising Stars Summer Series, Ornette Coleman Receives Honorary Doctorate of Music, The 39th Stanfor Jazz Festival Season, First Annual JEN Conference Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST B6AFD658004B4ED8B8D8169CEB702467 http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=A53905E28F51466C814E14ACC4B2308D A key figure in fusion and contemporary jazz for over 30 years, keyboardist/composer Jeff Lorber draws upon his background in R&B, rock, and other idioms to create a musical voice that's distinctly his own. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST A53905E28F51466C814E14ACC4B2308D http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=2484B0939079469BB50B8E52D26AA865 The Zoom H1 Handy Recorder, E. K. Blessing's Intermediate Trumpet, Peter Ponzol & Antigua Winds Develop New Pro One Model, Sabian 21 Vault 3-Point Ride, LA Sax Bad Aax Saxophone Models, RB Continental Triple Trumpet Case, Everything We Needed to Know About Business, We Learned Playing Music, Akoostik Koozees for Amps & Speakers, Tycoon's Tables, Racks, and Drumset Hardware Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST 2484B0939079469BB50B8E52D26AA865 http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=03F5209DD6884614A9C0918913380272 When Shelton Berg, this month's featured educator, performed at the recent JEN conference at the University of Missouri in St. Louis, it was as though he was being propelled up from the piano bench and wanted to bring the keyboard out in front of the audience to help launch them into the music. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST 03F5209DD6884614A9C0918913380272 http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DB82F62537074828BBCEEDE627080729&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=EE4CFBBCC5724A1D8ADD74518EE4FDAB The inaugural JEN (Jazz Education Network) Conference, held Thursday May 20th through Saturday May 22 at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, exceeded all expectations. The almost 1,300 attendees, who traveled to the gathering from over 14 countries, enjoyed performances, workshops, and speeches from some of the biggest names in contemporary jazz. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST EE4CFBBCC5724A1D8ADD74518EE4FDAB